Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sevierville, Tennessee
Honored By
Arthur Moore
Relationship
Son
INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY IN NOVEMBER 1943. HIS UNIT WAS SENT TO CENTRAL TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, NEW YORK AND TO ENGLAND. DROPPED A RIFLE ON HIS FOOT ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE HIS UNIT SHIPPED OUT. HE MISSED THEIR PULLING OUT AND IN TURN WAS SENT TO ITALY.